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Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across the northern Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will impact southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley into next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Quentin Aanenson Field Airport (KLYV)

Lat: 43.62°NLon: 96.21°WElev: 1421ft.

Fair

59°F

15°C

Humidity 39%
Wind Speed SE 3 mph
Barometer 30.22 in
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 2 Oct 7:16 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Lester IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 65. North wind around 5 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 45. Calm wind.

    Low: 45 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Light southeast wind becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 53.

    Low: 53 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 72.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 65. North wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 45. Calm wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 66. Light southeast wind becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 53.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 70.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Lester IA
 43.45°N 96.34°W (Elev. 1394 ft)
Last Update:
5:18 pm CDT Oct 2, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7pm CDT Oct 2, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 9, 2026
 
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